Naangu Killadigal

Naangu Killadigal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byL. Balu
Written byA. L. Narayanan
StarringJaishankar
Anandan
Thengai Srinivasan
Suruli Rajan
Bharathi
Pushpamala
Kumari Padmini
CinematographyC. A. S. Mani
Edited byL. Balu
Music byVedha
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 September 1969 (1969-09-25)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Naangu Killadigal (transl. Four clever men) is 1969 Indian Tamil-language crime comedy film edited and directed by L. Balu. The film has an ensemble cast including Jaishankar, Anandan, Thengai Srinivasan, Suruli Rajan, Bharathi, Pushpamala and Kumari Padmini. It revolves around four men producing a film, raising funds by committing crimes.

Naangu Killadigal was produced by Modern Theatres and written by A. L. Narayanan. It was released on 25 September 1969.

Plot

Four ex-convicts come together to produce a film, repeating their crimes of theft to raise funds.

Cast

Male cast
Female cast
  • Bharathi as Santhosh Kumari
  • Pushpamala as Pushpa (a) Pappa
  • Kumari Padmini as Prema
  • Ramani as Santhosh Kumari's mother

Soundtrack

Music was by Vedha. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan and A. L. Narayanan.[1][2]

Song Singers Length
"Sevvaanathil Oru Natchathiram" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 03:22
"Nenjikku Nimmathi" P. Susheela 03:19
"Ethu Ethile" P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari 03:17
"Pookkadi Pakkam" S. V. Ponnusamy, L. R. Eswari 03:56

Release and reception

Naangu Killadigal was released on 25 September 1969.[3] The Indian Express wrote, "The main defect of the movie is that you do not know where the parody ends and where they are serious. It is very much like the story of a person who cut his nose to spite his face. The movie is like an unrehearsed amateur drama".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Naangu Killadigal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Kattu Roja ,Nangu Killadigal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by K.V.Mahadevan , Veda". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Nangu Killadigal". The Indian Express. 25 September 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Cinema". The Indian Express. 27 September 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Google News Archive.